FG Information App For Launch Dec. 15

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced
that the Federal Government Information App (FGIAPP) will be launched in
Abuja on 15 Dec. 2016, as part of efforts to enhance the dissemination of
government activities.

The Minister made the announcement in Abuja on Thursday at a meeting
with Resident Information Officers (RIOs) from Ministries, Departments
and Agencies ahead of the launch.

He said with the Information App, the Federal Government is leveraging
the New Media to communicate government’s policies and programmes to
the people anywhere in the world and on real time basis.

“We as a government and as Information Ministry will leverage on the
unique technology to inform the world about what we are doing. With
the new App, it means anybody anywhere in the world will get to know,
real time, what is happening in Nigeria at least from our own
perspective and narrative,” Alhaji Mohammed said.

He said the activities of the present administration are hugely
under-reported, hence the need to align with the global trend in
information sharing.

“The information architecture has changed completely…Today, the
story is very different because we have the New Media, and unless you
show a very strong presence there, you are not communicating to the
world,” the Minister said.

Alhaji Mohammed stressed the essence of rich content to make the App
viable, and said the necessary training and working tools will be
provided for the RIOs in order to build their capacity and ensure
effective contributions from their respective Ministries. Departments
and Agencies.

In her remarks, the Director, Information Technology in the ministry,
Mrs. Veronica Adeyemo, said the App will be a cache of timely and
credible information that will drive the authentic narrative from the
side of the government.

The App Developer, Mr. Olawole Falope, said it will be another
veritable platform for Nigeria to blow its trumpet.

“The truth is if you heard only one side of the story, you make your
decisions based on just one side. It’s about time that our great
nation Nigeria starts to speak and we have to speak to the world,” he
said.

He noted that most of the information being put out about Nigeria is
either false or outrightly fabricated, hence the need for the
government to reverse the ugly trend.